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Passed Me By

TearsOnTheInside 1983 (london)

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You went too far ahead,  
While I'd got stuck behind.
You found your light and used it.
But the dark had made me blind.
I might not ever find you,
You may never have the time.
But I hope that we don't pass by,
As has happened every time.

About this poem

i wrote this poem at a very difficult time in my life and while going through it all, i was alone.

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Written on January 01, 2005

Submitted by TearsOnTheInside on April 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDEFE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 239
Words 56
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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TearsOnTheInside

I wrote this poem at a time in my life when I was in a bad place mentally, everything I didn't want to be and poetry was the fastest way I could see change physically and believe I could be a better person if I tried. more…

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